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ITFC and UN launch Central Asia accelerator for digital startups

The programme aims to support SME innovation across six countries in the region.

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has partnered with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) to launch the Central Asia+ Accelerator — a regional initiative to support digital startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Asia.

The programme is open to entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and aims to provide capacity building, investor readiness support, and access to cross-border trade networks.